Mountain Geography
A long chain of connected mountains is called this.
This Washington park is famous for rugged peaks and glaciers.
What is North Cascades National Park?
A bowl-shaped feature carved by glaciers is called what.
What is a cirque?
These trees often dominate cool, wet mountain forests in the pacific northwest.
What are conifers?
The government protects special natural places through this system.
What is the National Park System?
These forces usually create complex mountain landscapes.
What are tectonic forces?
This park in Washington includes mountains, coastline and rainforest.
What is Olympic National Park?
A long narrow valley craved by glaciers is called this
What is a U-shaped valley?
This large mammal is commonly associated with Rocky Mountain parks.
What is elk?
Roads, Lodges and trails in parks are examples of this.
This term describes the climate conditions that change with elevation.
What is Altitudinal zonation or an elevation gradient?
This park in Colorado is known for high alpine scenery.
What is Rocky Mountain National Park?
This type of lake forms when glaciers carve deep basin in mountains.
What is a glacial lake?
Mountain vegetation zones change with this environmental factor
What is elevation?
Too many visitors in fragile mountain ecosystems can cause this kind of damage.
What is environmental degradation or trail erosion?
What is the windward side?
The first U.S National Park was...
A shape ridge between two glacial valleys is called this.
What is an arete?
This biome is found above the tree line in many mountain parks.
What is the alpine tundra?
Climate change is causing many mountain glaciers to do this.
What is retreat or melt?
This geologic process wears down mountains over time.
What is erosion?
This Alaska park contains the highest mountain in North America.
What is Denali National Park?
This peak shape forms when several glaciers erode a mountain from different sides.
What is a horn?
These animals are especially vulnerable when warming temperatures shrink alpine habitat.
What are alpine species?
This challenge makes managing national parks: difficult balancing protection with this.
What is public access or tourism?